The study of diversity in nature is traditionally the focus of research done by Naturhistorisches Museum Burgergemeinde Bern (NMBE) . For this goal the collections are the background, and to document the variety of forms was the purpose of scientific collecting since the 18th century. Systematics has been banned from the research and teaching programmes of most European universities. Thus the natural history museums are today the refuges for systematic knowledge. The link between NMBE and the University of Bern has a long tradition. With the founding of the local university in the 19th century professors of zoology and geology acted as curators for the museum collections. [Information of the supplier, translated]